Ali Naji Awad al-Adhami, whose...

DRAWING CONCLUSIONS.

July 24, 1987

LONDON — DRAWING CONCLUSIONS. Ali Naji Awad al-Adhami, whose satirical cartoons for Middle Eastern newspapers over the last 25 years are well known in the Arab world, was shot by an assailant Wednesday in London's fashionable Chelsea district. Adhami was struck in the head by a bullet fired from a handgun and is in serious condition. No group claimed responsibility, but police said Adhami's job ''obviously provides potential for political overtones.''